In Memoriam: Janet Schofield

摘要

Many members will have been deeply saddened to hear of Janet's untimely death on the 21~(st) February 201 I. Janet was such a well known and deeply respected member of BIALL that we thought we would share some memories from colleagues and her staff at Thomas Eggar, where she worked for many years. Janet worked with Thomas Eggar for over 20 years, starting with the firm in 1989. Originally a history graduate, Janet went on to qualify as a librarian before focussing her career on law librarianship and knowledge management. She is one of those individuals who have seen the development of law librarianship through an amazing period of transformation, both in resources and services offered and changes in technology. Janet was responsible for developing a library service from scratch. The partners at the firm remember her as moving the firm from having a pile of dusty books in an office to the development of a modern full-service KM department, employing a small and dedicated team which supported the expansion of the business during her 20 years there.